Former US President Barack Obama asks me this question every time we meet: PM Modi on why he sleeps less

Published On: Apr 24, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a non-political conversation with actor Akshay Kumar, said that he and former US President Barack Obama are good friends and share a great rapport. PM Modi also said that he need 3-4 hours of sleep where as the 'the body needs at least seven'. "Whenever he (Obama) meets me, he asks whether I have increased my sleep timing or not," PM Modi said in reply to a question asked by Akshay Kumar on his sleep timings. "When President Obama and I met, he expressed concern about my sleeping pattern. He asked me why I sleep so less," the PM told the actor. He added, "(Obama) bole tu aisa kyun karta hai? Tujhe aaj pata nahi hai yeh tera nasha hai kaam ka, tum karte rahoge, lekin tum bohot apna nuksan kar rahe ho. (Obama told me that I am a workaholic and that I am harming myself)."